• Training Course Outline - Recipe for success for newsroom technology training (pdf) Whether you are creating a newsroom technology training program, a class or a handout, this tip sheet will help get you organized and focused. Learn what a "teach back" is and how it can help jazz up each session. There is also a suggestion for using teach backs as an effective training evaluation tool. Finally, since many technology training programs are run by one person - you! - there are even a few pointers for keeping yourself current and sane.
  Submitted by Debbie Wolfe.
  
• 50 Car ideas for your beat
  For years, the annual IRE/NICAR conference has held a session that features the top "50" ideas for using technology at the beat level (as opposed to project level). I like this list from 1994 in particular because the ideas are timeless. Note: Some editing and emphasis has been added to the original.
  -- Debbie Wolfe.
  
• Editor's Guide to Working with Nerds
  When a reporter turns in a story based in whole or in part on the use of technology, a line editor should routinely ask these questions. Use this "Editor's Guide to Working with Nerds" as a conversation starter.
  Submitted by Debbie Wolfe.
  

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